Madison County, Indiana Genealogy Records

Selected record inventories for Madison County, their listed years, and where to ask for access.

Selected inventory review: 2026-11-02. Selected catalog metadata extracted from the linked sources. This is not an examination of original records, a complete county holdings audit, or certification of current access. Historical sources are identified in the access note. Indiana State Library holdings · Indiana State Library holdings

Formed: 1823
County seat: Anderson

Madison CountyToday's boundaries · U.S. Census Bureau

Listed record inventories

Selected holdings and indexes for Madison County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.

Record type

Deeds and land

Deeds · microfilm, Indiana State Library1825–1901 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
Mortgages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1844-1870; 1859-1871; 1867-1874; 1872-1877; 1875-1878; 1878-1889; 1881-1883; 1882-1889
Index to Mortgages · microfilm, Indiana State Library1878-1889

Other records

Index to Grantees · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827-1873; 1873-1891; 1891-1899; 1899-1901
Index to Grantors · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827-1858; 1858-1887; 1887-1896; 1896-1901

Wills and estates

Index of Guardianships and Estates · microfilm, Indiana State Librarynd
Probate Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1880–1918 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
Wills · microfilm, Indiana State Library1879-1900; 1900-1920; 1879-1901

Tax records

Tax Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1842

See the repository's descriptions and search options

Repository access note: Selected State Library print indexes, abstracts and microfilm catalog series. Multiple reels of the same title are grouped together; broad spans may contain gaps. Use the source linked on each entry for individual volumes, reel numbers and availability. This is not a complete courthouse inventory or a promise of online images. Confirm access and restrictions with the library; request certified records from their original custodian.

Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.

Where to find the records

Madison County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county recorder and the clerk of the circuit court, and any online record search the county offers.
The county recorder
Deeds, mortgages and other land records.
The clerk of the circuit court
Marriage licenses, probate (wills and estates), divorces and court cases.
The Indiana Archives
In Indianapolis: state records and county records on microfilm, and indexes in its online Digital Archives.
Indiana Archives and Records Administrationfree
The state archives in Indianapolis, with county records, military records and indexes in the Indiana Digital Archives.
FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Indiana, Madison" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.

Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.

Boundaries and parent counties

Formed from: Delaware County, Adams County, Delaware County

Later formed partly from Madison County: Grant County, Hancock County

Madison as created in 1823Where its land was the day beforeToday's boundaryBoundaries: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1823, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.

Research tip

Indiana counties recorded births from 1882 and deaths from 1882, before statewide registration began (deaths 1900, births 1907). Ask the county health department for the early county registers.